I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited to go back to school. While the Hall of Fame game might constitute the “official” start of the NFL preseason, real fans know better. It’s not until HBO’s “Hard Knocks” gets underway that it fee...
If you had a chance to catch of the season’s “Hard Knocks” with the Dolphins, you’d know that I couldn’t have been more lathered up for last night’s premiere. In hindsight, maybe my expectations were a little high. Despite their prime geo...
Four hours before the Virginia Destroyers took the field in last October’s UFL Championship game, owner Bill Mayer had a message for his players. Mayer’s words were not the typical pep talk an owner might give in that situation, something like being t...
Four hours before the Virginia Destroyers took the field in last October’s UFL Championship game, owner Bill Mayer had a message for his players. Mayer’s words were not the typical pep talk an owner might give in that situation, something like being t...
Like so many of you, The Wise Guy hates the NFL offseason. Particularly this offseason. So, as advised by his sports (fan) psychologist, The Wise Guy will stop spending his days staring at the blank Sunday Ticket channel and start the healing process, ...
One night at the NFL combine this past February I happened upon a restaurant with a large table of orthopedic surgeons in town repping their teams and assigning medical grades to incoming prospects. Among the group, one diner stood out in particular. She ...
He had hair of dried chili peppers, teeth that were made of garlic and his lips were covered in barbeque sauce. No, this is not the mirage of a girl trying her best to cut calories before her wedding/prom/spring break. It was the unveiling of the life...
Tauren Poole, the 5’10, 215 pound running back from Tennessee, enters next week’s draft with something to prove. Poole left Tennessee after enduring three coaching changes, a stat not particularly helpful for a player’s development. But he does poss...
Heading into the Combine in February, Miami’s Lamar Miller was already considered one of the top running backs in this year’s draft class. But after Miller’s 4.40 forty time in Indianapolis, the fastest among running backs, even more eyes lit up. ...
You would think 303 pounds is not too small for anything. But being underweight is actually a knock on Boise State offensive tackle Nate Pottter. Potter, who stands at 6’6, is still considered a good prospect due to his athleticism and reliability. He...
